Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
And ye shall
They shall be your bondmen for ever
Ye shall not rule
General references
Bible References
And ye shall
Isaiah 14:2
The peoples will take them along and bring them to their own place (Judea), and the house of Israel will possess them as an inheritance in the land of the Lord as male and female servants; and they will take captive those whose captives they have been, and they will rule over their [former] oppressors.
They shall be your bondmen for ever
Leviticus 25:39
‘And if your fellow countryman becomes so poor [in his dealings] with you that he sells himself to you [as payment for a debt], you shall not let him do the work of a slave [who is ineligible for redemption],
Ye shall not rule
Leviticus 25:43
You shall not rule over him with harshness (severity, oppression), but you are to fear your God [with profound reverence].
General references
Exodus 21:21
If, however, the servant survives for a day or two, the offender shall not be punished, for the [injured] servant is his own property.